📍 1858 Route 12, Gales Ferry, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 06335
Gales Ferry School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gales Ferry, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ledyard School District school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Gales Ferry School enrolls 231 students across grades K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
31 of the school's 231 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gales Ferry School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Gales Ferry School is one of 5 schools in Ledyard School District, based in Ledyard, Connecticut. The district serves 2,347 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 231 students, Gales Ferry School is smaller than the district average of about 469 students per school.